You'll always be beautiful in my heart. So get in there. THE DOOR IS OPEN.

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"Great Britain's two most senior military officers added to the uneasiness. [...] Lord Wolseley, Adjutant General, thought that it might be possible for an enemy to invade without waiters and pastrycooks."-Robert K. Massie, Dreadnought

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Corinthians 13: 4-7

Is it possible to disable the Smite option and keep just the Karma one? Cause I believe that giving people points for good posts is awesome and totally worth it. I think it would be cool if we could keep one and can the other. :3

IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢d be cool with that. Keep it all up with the Positive Reinforcement.

I just noticed that the exalt/smite system has been reinstated. I don't want to speak for everyone, but in my personal experience, every single instance of this system has resulted in popularity contests, trolling opportunities, and general whininess. I've been on other forums and sites that used this system, and it wasn't unusual for the "older" members to gang up and "smite" the users they didn't like. (Some people took their internet reputations a little too seriously.)

If there is any way to remove this system, I think it should be done. On the old forum, I remember some other users complaining that the system only lasted for a week before it devolved into complete flamewar.

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There are very few problems that cannot be solved with a good taint punching.

IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve never actually been on a forum with any sort of Karma system before. However, I have heard recommendations on Ã¢â‚¬Å“ExaltÃ¢â‚¬Â-only systems. Do you have any experience with that?

I think there was one forum that had something like this. It was called a "thank" system where you could "thank" a person's post if you liked it. You could take your thanks back, but there was no way to take away thanks you did not give. The problem was not as overt, but there was a subtle prejudice. If a new user who didn't have as many thanks disagreed or went up against a user who had accumulated many, then that person would be drummed out because "How dare they go up against this prestigious and respected older user!" (Even if that person wasn't a mod.)

I'm mostly against the system because it divides the users, makes newbies feel alienated, and creates a system where users are judged based on how long they've been around instead of the merit of their ideas.

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Formerly known as Eva-Beatrice and Wykked Wytch.

Quote from: sandman

There are very few problems that cannot be solved with a good taint punching.

"Great Britain's two most senior military officers added to the uneasiness. [...] Lord Wolseley, Adjutant General, thought that it might be possible for an enemy to invade without waiters and pastrycooks."-Robert K. Massie, Dreadnought

IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve never actually been on a forum with any sort of Karma system before. However, I have heard recommendations on Ã¢â‚¬Å“ExaltÃ¢â‚¬Â-only systems. Do you have any experience with that?

I think there was one forum that had something like this. It was called a "thank" system where you could "thank" a person's post if you liked it. You could take your thanks back, but there was no way to take away thanks you did not give. The problem was not as overt, but there was a subtle prejudice. If a new user who didn't have as many thanks disagreed or went up against a user who had accumulated many, then that person would be drummed out because "How dare they go up against this prestigious and respected older user!" (Even if that person wasn't a mod.)

Yeah. I can see that. I think the only way to really reduce that kind of thing would be to build it to create a rating weighted with respect to age of poster, post count, and current rating. Also, Thanks/Exalts/Whatever-you-want-to-call-them should have an expiration date.